Strike Witches: Black Masks

Chapter 13: Nice & Breezy

Date: August 21st, 1944
Location: Dover, Britannia, Europe

Two people wearing metal objects that look like planes on their legs are seen flying through the sky. The sun is starting to come up. One of them looks tired. The silver-haired girl brings up her left hand near her mouth as she yawns. A yawn is heard from the person next to her. The BM next to her, Jack, is holding two tubular rocket launchers in both hands while Sanya is holding a rectangular rocket launcher in her right. The two are flying towards the castle base.

Almost everyone back in the base are still sleeping. Yoshika is in her room laying on her back and her left hand on her stomach. Lynette is hugging her pillow while laying on her right. Perrine is just on her back. George is on his right side and is still wearing his bird mask. Minna is on her left and on a small table next to her bed is a cylinder flower vase, a book, a pen, small box of ink, smaller book, and a large pitcher. John is on his right with the pillow on his head and on his bed are two books, one large and one small. Barkhorn is on her back and next to her bed is a dresser and on that dresser is a picture frame that shows her and her little sister. A pile of clothes are on Hartmann's bed and the girl herself is on the floor on her side covered by clothes. Bottles, cans, and boxes are all around her room on the floor. "Hmm…"A small book is seen on the bed of Manfred who is laying on his right. A crystal ball on a small platform, deck of tarot cards,  book, and a chair are seen on the table next to Eila's bed. The Suomusan herself is on her back. Shirley is on her back spread out and mechanical parts along with a screwdriver and a small book are on her bed. Francesca is laying on her torso on a flag on a tree branch outside. Camillo is on his back and on his bed with him is a piece of paper that has a drawing of the Neuroi he and Shirley went through. Outside, Keita and Mio are running. Mio is holding her sheathed katana in her left hand. In a clearing, she does a downward slash, followed by a left horizontal slash and another downward slash. She does several more. Keita is meditating. They hear the morning alarm from the base. They look to the building.

Yoshika opens her door, barely awake, while holding her pillow with her right arm. Her hair slightly disheveled. "I overslept..." Perrine runs by, fully dressed and is panicking. "I'm late! I'm late!" Yoshika walks to her dresser with her eyes closed. Perrine speedwalks her way past. "My glasses. My glasses." Minna and John walk by Shirley who is standing at her open doorway, brushing her teeth while in her pink bra and panties. Her hair is slightly disheveled as well. In her room is a red motorcycle. They see her eyes are closed. They stop. "Shirley, good morning." "Good morning, Flight Lieutenant." Minna closes her eyes and the two resume walking. Shirley brings her left hand to her mouth as she yawns. They walk by Camillo's room where the door opens and they greet the BM who is fully dressed. "Good morning, Flight Officer Morgan." "Morning, Camillo." "Morning, Lieutenant Colonels Wilcke and Smith." Lynette opens her door and runs off to her left while having a slice of bread in her mouth and is holding her black sweater. "I'm sorry!" George opens and closes his door, fully dressed as well and brings the bottom part of his bird mask. It attaches to the rest of the mask and his head. He walks away.

The door to Eila's room opens. The two fliers let themselves fall on her bed. This immediately wakes up the Suomusan who sits up. "What the hell?" She looks at them. "Eh… Sanya? Jack?" The Orussian is wearing a yellow bra and panties. The male Suomusan next to her is wearing a black shirt and boxers. She closes her eyes and rubs the back of her head with her right hand. "That's weird. How did they end up in the wrong bedroom?" She opens her eyes and looks at them. "Well… I guess for today." She crawls to the end of her bed. She gets off and walks to the pile of clothes on the floor. "Eh…" She looks back at the two laying on her bed covered by a blanket. She gets down and starts picking up the clothes. "Oh great…" She closes her left eye, looks at them and opens it. "So long as they don't go making it into a habit." She closes her eyes and smiles.